In this 2003 historical drama, Jonny Lee Miller delivers a nuanced performance as the wildly successful poet, notorious lover, political radical, wit, and foreign adventurer. Byron was a figure who defined the romantic spirit of the early 19th century in the most reckless and brazen terms, a man who hurled himself into every imaginable experience, but could not find fulfillment in any of them. In five days, he rose from obscurity to superstar status. But at the height of his fame, Byron threw it all away in a scandal that ultimately forced him to flee the country.